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Welcome, Niish!

There are heaps of members on here from Ontario. Hang tight, I'm sure some will be along shortly to help with ID's.

Great to have you, RaffD. Lots of cool like minded people here so you will fit right in.

Check out the Puget Sound Mycological Society. This past weekend was the mushroom show. It was on the calendar here along with other upcoming events.

I'm going to remove the entire block and put in plastic outside in the shade now that it is finally starting to cool off. You are right. And the reason the primordia is all stragly is too much CO2. This will help getting it out of the bucket.

Hi stuartosu and welcome to the board! I'd say Ganoderma curtisii although I'd like to see a few more photos. Usually Ganoderma the varnished conk will have a redish varnish look to them with a longish stalk and cap attached. This is Ganoderma lucidum And this is Ganoderma curtisii I harvested in DE last fall:

Well, this has been quite an effort I must say! The second photo apparently was not what I was hoping for, but mold. I can't keep the inside of my house humid enough with the AC on for these guys, so I was really at a loss thinking the entire bucket was contaminated with mold and the whole thing had dried out and I was ready to toss it outside in my garden beds. I actually dumped it out and to my amazement, the entire circumference of the coffee grounds sides and bottom were completely colonized. So, I put it back in the bucket, took the whole thing into the bathtub and turned on the shower spray and watered it and let it drain. A day or so ago, I noticed growth coming from the sides (no holes in the sides unfortunately in the bucket except above the coffee level) So, here is my question, since this is all new to me. Rather than leaving this in the bucket since the top seems to still be contaminated and nothing is growing on top, would you think it would be a good idea to remove the entire thing from the bucket and put it into a big plastic bag with holes poked in it so they can grow out the sides? Do they need more light? I've been putting the bucket outside at night since it is now getting a little cooler at night (upper 60's to around 73) and plenty humid. Only problem now is I have to drop everything and run up to DE/PA for family stuff I wasn't counting on. I'm going to have to bring it with me. What are your thoughts with all this? I need all the help I can get.

Beautiful...all of them!

Welcome Forest Explorers.

I would not call it Phaeolus schweinitzii myself. I've seen enough of them. BUT, we really need to see the pore surface, so remember that for next time. Always shoot an above shot of the top and an underside shot of gills or pores and then if possible, a sideview shot of it in situ.

The have no idea one is a parasitized bolete of some sort.

marc, the blue one is most definitely a Cortinarius not Lactarius. This is Lactarius indigo.

Welcome, jd....nice photos! I agree with DaveW, the last photo is more likely to be a copinoid of some sort. Amanita rubescens doesn't have an n...otherwise, good job! We look forward to seeing more.

It's just interesting to read about the lifestyle of the pickers and how they relate in the whole scheme of things. Wild mushroom picking is an enormous business in this country.

Yes, it is getting more popular here. Used coffee grounds are very accessible here in the US with so many coffee shops. Just go in there and ask if you can have their spent coffee grounds and they will happily hand over a giant bag full.

Wecome to the forum, El Raque! We are happy to help anyway we can.

I don't know about the Lactarius, but the cortinarius looks right to me. Pretty mushrooms!

Dryad's saddle...that's the one!

Welcome, Brittany! We are happy to have you here. Feel free to ask lots of questions, post photos etc. Great folks here and all are willing to help.

Bummer on the chants and coming back to flags and bugs. If it had been me, I'd have removed my shirt and used it as a bucket! I've certainly done that with rain jackets. If I had some land I could just designate to some hazelnut trees, I'd go for the truffle trees. 5 years is over just like that and bingo, a great cash crop! (if all goes well) English oaks will take longer.

It is also helpful to know a geographic locale as some mushrooms don't grow east or west of the Rockies etc., some only to the north, south you get it...The more specific you can be with your description, the better we can help. Thanks.

Hi Zora, Great to see you here! Would it be possible for you to post a few pertinent photos that we can blow up? These are set at this tiny size and won't enlarge. It would be very helpful. What I find interesting about your specimens is the bulbous bottom of the stipe where it goes into the ground. I can't find mention of that in any descriptions of C. prunulus. I was thinking maybe Clitocybe robusta with the inrolled margin on the cap. I just don't know for sure but it will be good to find out what color the spore print is. Welcome back!

I too have only found them on lawns. It is now called Leucoagaricus leucothites. Here is a photo of some we picked and ate in MT a few yrs ago. They were delicious.

The poster is from North Carolina. It could be L. cincinnatus. Just to add my 2 cents, chef, I think if it were me, I'd pick those chants somewhere between pic #2 and #3 before they become flags (fully opened and spored) You have some nice things growing on your property and did you know, your area is a very good area for planting truffle trees (hazelnut and English oak innoculated with tuber melanosporum to produce the black Perigord truffles)? Check out Garland Truffles: http://www.garlandtruffles.com/. This should interest you a lot if you have the room.

Nice photos and welcome to the board, chef!